Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-25

German papers in Washington. These are
! j.. w. Habercom, a man of forty years,
| who represents the New York Herald and
| st. Louis Wcstliche Post, and Paul Wolff,
| who was an cugineer officer in the Austrian
| army, and writes letters and dispatches for
! the New York Staats Zcitung. He is per-
haps about thirty eight years old, well posted
and OF pleasing manners. Habercom. al
| though German by birth and education,
! sends his dispatches in English, and his die
tion is pure as the best. He is an excellent
newsgathcrer and gets off many scoops on
| his hated rivals.
Mr. Nj. G.. Scckcndorf, chief of the New
| York Tribune bureau, is also IA German and
was an officer in the German navy. Mr..
| Scckcndorf is of light complexion, very care
full in his dress, as well as in his writings,
| ranks high with every one. He is assisted
by Major 5. n. Clark, who was born in Erie
! county, N. Y; was filled with bullets during
! the war, and writes his most cutting criticisms
| of the democratic administration when the
bullets are most effective.
The New York Times Office here is con-
| Quoted by Mr.. f.. G. Dunnell who began at
| the case; has tried publishing country week
lies: smokes continually; wears glasses; is
| slight, nervous and bright. Mr.. Dunnell's
| assistant, De Puy, who was also born in Erie
| county, and, although Mr. De Puys father
was methodist minister, his articles do not
go i'll the religious columns OF the Times.
! Both of these gentlemen are married, and the
latter knows more about billiard cue than
| the former does.
a. w. Lyman, Of the New York Sun, was
! formerly the Albany correspondent of
that journal. He doesn't always agree per-
sonally with the editorial columns, and, un-
like his newspaper, stands well at the white
house. Mr.. Lyman is assisted by David ).
| Barry, who also writes for the Detroit Even
ing journal. Mr. Barry claims to be the
shortest man in the profession, but this claim
is disputed by Mr.. l.. c. Mcpherson, of the
Cleveland Plaindealer The two are very
similar in build, with the advantage of
weight in Barry's favor. They are both
| bright little fellows whom everybody likes.
II. b. Mcfarland, of the Philadelphia
] Record, is son of Il newspaper man. His
/ father was the representative of a Phila-
| delphia paper here before and during the
war, and he inherited a taste for journalism.
| He is young, unmarried and somewhat ex-
=; elusive in his friendships. He believes that
| Bayard is the greatest statesman on earth,
after President Cleveland, and has worked
faithfully to induce Randall to see the errors
| of his ways and come into the true demo-
cratic fold. Mcfarland would be considered
a mugwump if he lived where the franchise
| was free, but as he is resident of Washing
| ton his political proclivities are of little ac-
| count except so far as they influence his
| writing.
Mr.. Edmund Hudson, of the Boston Her
aid, has been in Washington upwards Of ten
! years He is an excellent writer, but owing
| to the fact that he has other business inter
cstS, his writings are not seen as often of late
| years as they used to be. Mr.. Hudson is
| proprietor of the Sunday Capital Army and
| Navy Register and United States Govern
ment Advertiser.
Mr.. Robert j. Wynne, who is associated
| with General Boynton, left the telegraph
| key to become assistant correspondent of the
| Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. He is well
| posted on financial matters, prolific writer,
| and is well known for his accuracy.
Fred Perry Powers, of the Chicago Times,
is a college man, about thirty-six years old,
| who looks like an Engishman but isn't. He
| prefers financial matters TO the elaboration of
| the details of a scandal. and frequently con-
| tributes to magazines. He is man who shows
his editorial ability in all of his dispatches.
James w. Allison of the New York Star, is
| Kentuckian who never touched a drop of
| sour mash in his life. He is Il genius in his
| way; n firm believer in the theory of Sims
Hole and, while still bachelor is likely
| to join the ranks Of the bcncdcts ut any mo-
| ment.
S. +. johnson and George Gilliland, who
| supplement the special articles of Mcbride
with the regular work of the Cincinnati En-
| quirer, are very bright journalists. Mr.. John
| son was for years a pungent paragrapher in
the editorial rooms, and Gilliland, being an
| expert telegraph operator, was assistant news
| editor in the home Office. What with editorial
| ability, electric knowledge and the fact that
| their Office is the headquarters of OHIO and
| Indiana democrats generally, the Enquirer
| seldom gets left in Washington matters.
Charles M. Pepper has represented the Chi
cago Tribune for two years. He was former
~ at Springfield. where he looked after the
| legislature He is assisted by Mr.. Vincent
| b. Kelley, who has been here such short
| time that he is not well known among his as
| sociates.
Charles II. Gray, of the St. Paul Pioneer
| Press, has been in Washington off and on for
| many years. He is part owner in lively
daily in Dakota, is well up in north
western matters and makes it exceedingly
lively for his rivals, A. II. S. Davis, of the
| Minneapolis Tribune, who began his career
as newspaper man IN Maine before the war;
Globe, but recently in Newspaper Row, from
department life. Mr. Frye and his dog are
well known characters on the streets of
| Washington.
John S. Shrlver, of the Baltimore Ameri-
| can, has left u.s. John was the boy who
| created such stir in Baltimore when he first
| entered the profession. He was assigned to
write up meeting of the Old Ladies' Home
He described the scenes there in two columns
| and u half and was compelled to boilit down
TO ten lines, and still stuck manfully to his
pencil. Shriver used to go to fires in a car
riage of his own and detail his footman to go
among the common herd f1r
over that and before he left used TO travel
| on foot or in common street car with
a Russian ovcrcoat which was the envy OF
swclldom, and wrote great many clever
things. He named the presidents country
place Red top" which name will stick to it
as long as it exists. He advertised Mrs,
Cleveiand's dog, Hector, to the world, and
has written more widely copied white house
stories than any man who ever lived in
Washington. He has just become managing
editor of the Lorbon Publishing company at
Baltimore. He left Washington last week
with his thirty-seven suits of clothes.
Amos Cummings, member Of congress
from New York, does some work for the
Evening Sun, but most of the news Is pro
vided by Mr.. j. A. Truesdell, who furnishes
q vast amount Of interesting matter for some
of the newspaper syndicates.
One Of the best known and most clever
combinations is that OF Colonel Il. w. Ayers
of the Kansas City Times aud Judge j. j.
Noah, of the Chicago Herald. They arc
men in the prime of life, with the widest
range of political and journalistic experience
and WELD potent influence in their work.
To describe the whole listof correspondents